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Ushering in a climate of change for industry - Hindu Business Line
Seven countries namely China, Bangladesh, Egypt, Turkey, Pakistan, Vietnam and Bhutan would take part in the fair this year. âThis year the fair will lay special emphasis on the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) and the handicrafts sector … [read more]
Why Investing’s Better in Bhutan - Motley Fool
Imagine a stock market where you could only trade twice a week — where there were so few stocks, and so little volume, that buy or sell orders took weeks to get filled, and stock prices sometimes didn’t budge for months. That’s life in the nation of … [read more]
Hasina flies to India Jan 10 - The Daily Star
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave for India on the night of January 10 to hold crucial summit talks with her Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on January 11. Foreign Minister Dipu Moni, announcing the PM’s date of departure, told … [read more]
Many Utahns still need holiday help - Salt Lake Tribune
This year, the volunteers expect to disÂtribute food to 1,400 families. When the father asked to skip English class because he hadn’t eaten anything that day and very little the two days before, everyone knew the Bhutanese refugee was in trouble. [read more]
ITrekNepal Introduces Winter Holiday Treks, Cultural Tours and … - YAHOO!
ITrekNepal provides personalised, high quality trekking services throughout the Himalayan region, including Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet ; it is the only international trekking company which operates its own local ground operations in Nepal year-round. [read more]
Tibetan official Ngapoi Ngawang dies at 99 - ç¯çå¨çº¿
Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, a senior Chinese legislator and political advisor, passed away in Beijing yesterday. He was 99. Ngapoi, of Tibetan ethnicity, died at 4:50 pm, according to a statement issued by the General Office of the Communist Party of China … [read more]
Tibetan monasteries grapple to find Chinese teachers for monks - Hindustan Times
… wishes â The Dalai Lama, Tibetan department of Religion and Culture had proposed to introduce Chinese language for Tibetan monks in monasteries scattered across India, Nepal and Bhutan. Tibetan monasteries have spent two years in fruitless … [read more]
Bhutan King meets Army Chief, NSA - Thaindian.com
New Delhi, Dec 24 (ANI): Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck met Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor and National Security Advisor M. K. Narayanan here today. Wangchuk held separate meetings with General Kapoor and Narayanan Security and defence … [read more]
Cycling in Bhutan is a magical adventure - The Province
Buses, cars and four wheel drives fill roadways closer to the towns of Paro and Thimphu, the capital. We started our trip in the Paro Valley. After two days of acclimatizing by hiking 900 metres up to the Tiger’s Nest Monastery and peddling up-valley … [read more]
ROBOTS MOVING IN - Scranton Times-Tribune
Robotic companions, like Paro the harbor seal, comfort the elderly. By 2015, personal robot sales in the U.S. will exceed $5 billion, more than quadrupling what they are now, according to ABI Research, which analyzes technology trends. ” [read more]
Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper
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| His Majesty with PM Dr Manmohan Singh and President Pratibha Patil |
HMÂs State Visit 24 December, 2009 - ÂWe consider Bhutan as our closest friend and neighbour, said President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, welcoming His Majesty King Jigme Khesar, who is on a five-day state visit to India.
The President said that His MajestyÂs visit, the first abroad after the coronation in November 2008, is a milestone in the special relationship between the two countries. [read more]
Business community asks government to remove salary ceilings
24 December, 2009 -
The Bhutan chamber of commerce and industry (BCCI) is requesting the government to remove salary ceilings for the private sector, so that companies and businesses can attract better employees. [read more]
Will private brokerage firms inject liquidity into a sluggish exchange?
24 December, 2009 -
Private individuals will be allowed to set up brokerage firms to trade in the stock market, according to the draft financial services bill that will be enacted in June next year. [read more]
24 December, 2009 - His Majesty the KingÂs first state visit to India after formally becoming the Fifth Druk Gyalpo is of great significance to the two friendly neighbours in the region. It is not only a testimony of bilateral relations at its height, continuously nurtured through times, but a sign of things to come. [read more]
Sanitation/Hygiene Survey 24 December, 2009 -
Despite the 90 percent coverage of latrines, their poor condition  and poorer usage in rural Bhutan  was one of the main reasons why Bhutan is not seeing a decrease in sanitation and water-related diseases, according to the public health engineering division (PHED) survey. [read more]
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| The scene of the crime The building in Kabraytar occupied by Gamon India staff |
24 December, 2009 -
An Indian couple, working for Gamon India, an Indian construction firm, was the latest victim of daylight robbery in Phuentsholing, when their flat was burgled of cash and jewelry on December 17. [read more]
24 December, 2009 -
The Thailand Post will help Bhutan Post develop and reform itself as a postal organization, according to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that was signed between the two organisations in Dochula, Thimphu on December 18. [read more]
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| LONG OVERDUE: BhutanÂs third urban centre awaits connection to sewage network |
24 December, 2009 -
Residents of Gelephu, the third largest urban centre in the country to have a modern sewerage system after Thimphu and Phuentsholing, are not so keen to have one. [read more]
10 agreed projects with a total capacity of 11636 MW will be in progress by then
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| His Majesty the King inspects the guard of Honour at the Rastrapati Bhavan yesterday |
Hydropower 23 December, 2009 -
Bhutan and India have agreed that the construction of four hydropower projects, with a total generation capacity of 3576 MW, will begin in 2012. That means that all the 10 agreed projects with a total installed capacity of 11636 MW would be in progress by then, according to Bhutan embassy officials in New Delhi.
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MP Pay Hike 23 December, 2009 -
The finance secretary has clarified that the letter, which was sent to parliament in April 2008, and is being used as the main basis by MPs to say that their pay was never fixed, is no longer valid.
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Bhutan Observer
Transformers thrash Shadows
Transformers thrashed Shadows 60-36 in the ongoing annual Coronation Cup at the Swimming Pool complex in Thimphu on December 23.
In the first quarter, the match was competitive with Transformers leading 9-7. In the second quarter, Transformers came with more steals, blocks and free throws, the gap rose to six baskets with 24- 10 points. Shadows […] [read more]
Inter- college football semi-finals today
Sherubtse College will play against Gedu Business College and Paro College of Education against Samtse College of Education in the semi-finals of the ongoing inter-college football tournament in Paro today.
On December 23, the first menâs quarter final match was played between Gedu Business College and College of Science and Technology. It was a competitive match […] [read more]
The end of dusty games
Tshering Pem, a 27-year-old mother, is seeing a totally different generation of children growing up with a more sophisticated taste for games.
She belongs to the generation of modern Bhutanese children, who played marbles, guli danda, five stones, seven stones, and rubber bands putting cheap sweets, pencils and erasers as bets.
Empty spaces would be occupied by […] [read more]
Bhutanese band performs in bands festival
Whoâs Your Daddy, a Bhutanese rock band, performed for the second time in the South Asian Bands Festival on December 13 in Delhi.
The third South Asian Bands Festival took place between December 11 and 13 at the Purana Qila in Delhi.
Organized by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations in Collaboration with Indiaâs Ministry of External […] [read more]
Lyonchhenâs address at Educating for Gross National Happiness conference
Below is the closing remarks by Lyonchhen Jigmi Y Thinley at the Educating for Gross National Happiness conference
“Honourable Ministers, Dashos, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Kudos to our facilitator, Ivy Ang, who somehow magically and graciously opened up the space to allow that expression within an atmosphere of complete respect, safety, and warmth, while at the same time moving […] [read more]
His Majesty arrives in New Delhi
His Majesty the King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck arrived in New Delhi for a five-day State Visit to India. On his arrival at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, His Majesty the King was received by the Indian minister of state for commerce & industry – Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia, the foreign secretary – Nirupama Rao and […] [read more]
Amo Chhu project eyes foreign investment
After two years of delay, the cabinet secretariat has directed the Ministry of Works and Human Settlements to explore possibilities of foreign investments to implement the Ammo Chhu land reclamation project in Phuentsholing.
Phuentsholing Thrompon Kunzang Norbu said the project implementation was delayed due to lack of funds and the parliamentary elections.
âWe presented the project to […] [read more]
Singing show controversy
Druk Star, the organizer of a similar show, Bhutan Star, which started a year earlier, says it is not fair that someone starts the same programme without informing him.
Nguldrub Dorjiks, the organiser of Bhutan Star, said that when he first brought in the concept of the show, he had a lot of hindrances but someone […] [read more]
Bhutanâs first industrial design certificate
The Secretary of the Ministry of Economic Affairs handed over the first industrial design certificate to the creator on December 14 in Thimphu.
Kinzang Wangdi was the first person to receive the industrial design certificate after the Industrial Designs Registry became operational on May 1, 2009. Two of his designs were approved and registered, which means […] [read more]
Ngultrum- rupee peg prudent, RMA
Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan (RMA) says the existing peg exchange rate arrangement with India is prudent for Bhutanâs economy.
According to Managing Director of RMA, Daw Tenzin, because of the close economic ties with India and low level of integration with the international financial market, the RMAâs choice on peg arrangement is appropriate. In addition, […] [read more]
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